CB 10 Meets Monday, September 24 – Parks Committee Meeting Cancelled

By on September 19, 2012  Events
Sep 192012
 

Community Board 10 will be holding a General Meeting this coming Monday, September 24, at 7:15 p.m. in the Shore Hill Community Room [9000 Shore Road].

As a reminder, a CB 10 Parks Committee meeting that had been scheduled for tonight has been cancelled.

Among the items on Monday night’s agenda is a public hearing and vote regarding a street naming request. Under the proposal, 80th Street and 5th Avenue would be co-named for Charles Ahl. Ahl was CB 10′s first chairperson and the father of current board member, local business owner, and community activist Greg Ahl.

There will also be a hearing and vote for a proposed reduction in the number of required parking spaces for a property at 701-745 64th Street.

The Traffic and Transportation Committee is planning to announce which streets they’d like to see bike lanes installed on, followed by a discussion and vote.

The committee will also present a report on the DOT’s planned elimination of eight parking spaces on 4th Avenue and 65th Street. The parking spots would be removed in order to create a left turn lane.

The Zoning and Land Use Committee will make a presentation on PFI [Parking Fairness Initiative].

And finally, the Environmental Committee will update a previous report by the Association for Affordable Energy on energy efficient buildings and applicable Con Ed programs.

CB 10 Environmental Committee To Hold Hydrofracking Meeting Tonight

By on June 12, 2012  Events
Jun 122012
 

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Tonight Brooklyn Community Board 10‘s Environmental Committee will host a hearing on the controversial natural gas extraction method known as Hydraulic Fracturing or fracking.

The committee will hear a presentation by a representative from NYH2O – a nonprofit group which bills itself as being “dedicated to protecting New York’s water resources from the threat posed by the gas extraction industry.”

Concerns the advocacy group has about potential dangers from the recently approved Spectra Pipeline – including “radon in natural gas from the Marcellus Shale entering the NYC water supply” will be discussed.

A representative of the industry group Energy In Depth – which describes itself as “a research, education and public outreach campaign focused on getting the facts out about the promise and potential of responsibly developing America’s onshore energy resource base,” will also be on hand to rebut NYH2O’s argument against fracking.

This important meeting will take place at CB 10′s District office [8119 5th Ave] at 7 p.m.